Court Ordered Name Changes
The Office of Vital Records creates new certificates in the case of a name change.
We are one of the final steps of the process following the change being made with a court order. Please contact your county’s Clerk of District Court before reaching out to us.
Once a court order is completed, please send our office the certified court order along with the fee of $37 and a photocopy of your photo ID. Please mail this to:
Office of Vital Records
PO Box 4210
Helena MT 59604
Legal action processing time for court-ordered name changes:
- 3-4 months for creating new certificates
- Currently working on orders received on 3/13/2024
Legal action applications are processed in the order they are received. Please note that we do not make exceptions to this.